Latest data from the Japanese Cabinet Office - 31 January 2018
- Prior 44.7
The index measures the households' confidence on the economy, a minor indicator of financial confidence in some ways.
Consumer confidence levels remain the same as prior month, and is relatively elevated. A good sign for the BOJ perhaps. But it's a minor data point in the grand scheme of things.
USD/JPY still at 108.87 while EUR/JPY is at 135.21 - both little changed.
